An owner has one job. To provide money. It's all he's good for. Any billionaire can fill the role. 2018 is around the time Ricketts stopped using his...
I don't really see any reason to pay Heyward to play for somebody else when we're not trying to win and have plenty of money. Any dollar saved right...
I don't doubt for one second the cubs could have gotten less quantity but guys closer to the major leagues. They pretty clearly chose this direction...
I wonder what you're reading, because all the popular forums, "reddit" etc, 98% of Padre fans are ecstatic they got an ace and a great backup catcher...
I'm mostly just sad about missed opportunities. The Cubs should never have to be a team forced to tank for 4 years once a decade. But it'd be easier...